Wichita eagle., 1887-01-13
down An ENBANkMEN1'
a Passenger Train on the Mo. Pac.
from Omaha to Kansas
City
Thrown from the Track and
Rolled Down a 15-FoOt
Bank.
The Engineer Killed and Several
Tralnmen and Passengers
Injured.
Con gressioual Proceeding s--The Inter.
State Commerce Bill in Senate,
and Polygamy in House.
Legislative I'm brogiiOs-Labor Com
Observation-Disclosures IncoDgrU-
vialtits, Investigations
and Executions.
WRECK ON THE RAILS.
An Entire Passenger Train Goes
Down an En- bankment.

/ KANSAS CRY, Jan II The south bound
passenger train on the Missouri Pacific ex-
tension. which left Omaha last night and
was due here this morning, was wrecked
near Dunbar. Neb., about midnight The
wreck was caused by the lnosening of It
broken rail which was done by parties I'm
known. Several spikes and fish plates had
been removed and the train coming along
at the rate of thirty miles an hour, plunged
fifteen feet down an embanknent and
landed ia snow drift. James Dewitt. Of
Wyandotte, Kan, engineer, was cangLt
under the boiler aud killed. his body not
being recovered at last accounts.
Frank Chcnowiths, express messenger.
whuse home Is IN this city, was Internally
hart and may die.
A l,.iiy whose name could not be learned
was baily hurt, but other passengers hot
>cri ,u,ly injured as far as known here: ell
wore shaken up. however. and more or less
bruised The entire train left the track,
and probably the loss of life would have
been great except for tie bank which
broke the force Of the plunge. Missouri
Pacific officials here state the wreck Is the
result of Il third attempt upon the life of
IF Dew tit the engineer. hey say some
men engaged in the strike last spring
cherished grudge against Dewitt because
he wa> an active supporter OF the company
during the great strike They assert the
wreck near " an iottc. for which HamII-
ton ha, Just been tried. WAS the result of =
plot against Dewitt life, but his train
was not The first Ia pass over the track, as
they expected subsequently,, tLey say, Il
second attempt was made. and last nights
third
Several suspicious looking men. it is
ss.I,i. were seen lettering about the station
AT Dunbar last evening and tracks werr
found leading from the Sccue of The wreck
which may furnish Il clue.
The sheriff and several Others are search
ing the ueighbOrlond and i reward VIII be
offered for the wreckers.
4 number IF California excur>iouist>
were among the party. The belated pas
sengers will reach here today.
ID Wilson, conductor of the wrecked
train. says That fifty-twh passengers were
aboard Tie train. fourteen of them in the
sleeper, and their escape from death was
almost miraculous The engine landed
fifly feet from the track and the baggage
car, ; rangely. WAS carried - far beyond
the engine The throttle lever was forced
through Dewitt right lung and his face
/ was sC,lld-d black The express meSSen-
ger is frlgh;ft.lly wounded; his skull WAS
very 5aily fractured, and every bone in his
face broken.
Among the passengers hart Is MrS. Arm
strong superintendent of the asylum for
the feeble nf san Francisco 4 dispatch
from Nebraska City 10 the Times advances
The theory that Iue motive FIR the crime
WAS rpbbery. there being ST. 600 worth
IF bullion On the train Thi, theory i di,
credited here. however An official of the
road Al tGi~ point sag- that there was NJ
evidence that it vas committed by any K
Of l. organization. bat the luminosity Of
ex-sirikers toward Dewitt Is we'll known
The Time, specaI from W. andotte
Kansas. the home of the dead engineer
ha, the following D,.Wuts frients openly
charge hi, death to the X of l. It ap-
s,rars tina, he was delegate 10 the conven-
ton held At 81 Louis last spring. during
the great southwestern sirike. to determine
whether the engineers should 60 oat in
Support OF the strike. Dewitt represented
.
strikers. II he nad voted for them II
would have turned the scale Suh-e
dlently hr received several warnings not
so run his engine, but he di,resardcd
them.
ATCmsoS Kan. Jan 12-Missoari Pa
cine passenger train M from 0maha
dl.e al Atchi-on NJ 3 - 4 IN. was thrown
from The Track near Dunbar. Ncb. lo6
miles nor IF here, at II As last night
killing James B Dewitt. the engineer
and e-hap- fatally iujuriag Frank hem
, IiiI The Pacific express messenger. oe
sides iuiuring i uufnb~r of other person..
Tur rsll Sa- removed by two or more ma
licio5i- men. - "A farmer ~h1 happened 10
be az ~aH two men hastily leave the -po'
a. t}e train SA- approaching aud *
a<Ii4fI.tl ~hpwtsi that he spikes AMI n>h
pi.irS hal bs,-G re.H"Ee-i and close hF q
claw bar belonging la TIE Burlington i
Missouri r-pi .ea, found The tool hoa-e
If The y Il II at Dunbar n also found
bruken open The wreck occurred on =
curve where tine r,Hld roun9- sharp blum.
The entire train a. turned over
Two men ~ho we're yesterday tgruei ont
OF the drpol NJ Dunbar arr stl-pecs,1i
james 3 Dewitt lived ri " aBdo;5-
Kau, where hc ma, wife snd thrx- chill
dren. He formerly lived al Aichi~,D
tn, following Irain Men were injured
Frank q Cbeliowilh. 81 Kansas City
express messenger heal hur; and severe IN
yerual Injuries and may die
waller p Gate. e Kansas CITY. fire
man fa,i.F ssz.ldrsi and hand crushed
Frana Carat. AtcaI-on. brakeman. face
hurJ
Following are the names Of injured pas
seHzers.
j + Burkhar,. Bsfolo. Wyo.
join Pickett. Austin. Tex
JDo G~irer. 81 Louis
z Common. Oluzha
Mis- N ! r IL sle. Belnii
VI . Moran. Ostsaz
e., Core. Pasi4.iel gs.4i4
II ksGnon. Og4ai4a
Miss Wat-F Z kenay. ForepaEghis cir
el>
Mrs Nois5on. Kansas City
4 VanFoIge. WIIis,@ SyringS, No
] ii Myers. M1cbanicstglrx. Pa
Mr. 7 Cr-s. Omaha
{ Barton, Omaha
N.Ih-s LinCs-3i Omaha
Sta. McCzrrsisey Omaha
Z Btssrr. Jzalsi.za. 4ess Indies
The mszst Seriously Injured os these 5
Mr. ArnB1sr. ias- circss- rider. ~hsz@ col
lar bssne l. fraciur-z. The Injured sere
al orssagh' tp Afchi-nn ~ sp--cixi Train
ana card for 81 a lsosei b. DR. Holland
the surgeon Of The road